N
norman
Have the latest drivers for gforce 4 fx5200 graphics card
but the game lags badly SOF 11 works fine though
but the game lags badly SOF 11 works fine though
J
Jimmy S.
Hi Norman,
There have been reported issues with the FX and the current
video drivers for it. Either a patch or new driver will correct
it. However while waiting for those, here's what you can do:
Install 52.16 drivers: Halo supports all DirectX 9.0b-compliant
video cards. It's a good idea to always install the latest drivers.
Read how to UPDATE or reinstall your DRIVERS further on.
Go into Control Panel / Display / Settings / Advanced / Geforce Tab
/ Performance & Quality settings / set Antialiasing and Anisotropic to
"Application".
GEFORCE FX CARDS: Using the -useff command switch has
been reported to solve many performance issues with that card.
syntax: "C:\Prog files..\Microsoft Games\Halo\halo.exe" -useff
Switches such as -USEFF and others are explained in detail at: http://halo.bungie.net/site/halo/features/hpcperformancefaq.html
FX performance issues should be corrected with their next drivers:
http://www.tomshardware.com/graphic/20030912/half-life-07.html
Exremetech article on Halo Benchmarks, Pixel Shader options, etc.
http://www.extremetech.com/article2/0,3973,1354066,00.asp and
That raises another important point: nVidia's commitment to optimizing
drivers for popular games is admirable, but it's aggravating to consumers
to buy a game and wait around for drivers that make it perform as it should.
http://www.extremetech.com/article2/0,3973,1354067,00.asp (comparison)
More Hope for FX owners! DirectX 9.1 with Pixel Shading 2.0:
http://www.guru3d.com/newsitem.php?id=637
Don't use refresh managers like ReForce which can cause DX errors,
or could possibly cause exception errors. Either go to Start / Run:
dxdiag and setup the refresh rates in the More Help tab / Override...
Or you can use the -vidmode w,h,r shortcut switch which Forces the
game to run at width, height, refresh rate. Read the COMMAND
LINE SWITCHES section further down in this post for full details.
ex: "C:\Microsoft Games\Halo\halo.exe" -vidmode 1024,768,75
* Don't discount that the switches aren't worth trying. One player
got his game working by using the -useff switch when all else failed.
============== HALO KB ARTICLES ===============
Known Multiplayer Issues in Halo: Combat Evolved
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=829469
Known Game Controller Issues with Halo: Combat Evolved
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=829470
Known Sound Issues in Halo: Combat Evolved
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=829477
Known Video-Related Issues with Halo: Combat Evolved
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=829478
Minimum System Requirements for Halo: Combat Evolved
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=829479
Halo: Combat Evolved Is Slow or Performs Poorly
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=829471
=========== HOW TO UPDATE DRIVERS ============
Try updating your Video drivers using the instructions at:
http://www3.sympatico.ca/nibblesnbits/Video.html#drivers
How to update your Chipset Drivers:
http://www3.sympatico.ca/nibblesnbits/Video.html#v11
TROUBLESHOOTING:
In HALO lower the settings for both Video and Sound setup options
until the game is working, and then bring them up again one notch at a time.
Perhaps the old Nvidia drivers did not completely uninstall. If that's the
case, use this utility to completely uninstall the drivers and go to step 7:
http://content.guru3d.com/index.php?page=detonatorrip&menu=0
For Software and Hardware issues I've setup a troubleshooter at: http://www3.sympatico.ca/nibblesnbits/Troubleshooting.html
======== HALO COMMAND LINE SWITCHES ===========
These shortcut / command line switches are great for troubleshooting.
Make a copy of your HALO shortcut and edit it's properties to play in
WINDOW mode, which may help improve your game performance.
To play in window mode, right click the Halo shortcut, and in the
"Target" Box add -window to the end of the shortcut so it looks like this:
"C:\Program Files\Microsoft Games\Halo\halo.exe" -window
Other command line switches you can use to troubleshoot problems, or
workaround an issue until it can be properly resolved are as follows:
-nosound
Disables all sound.
-novideo
Disables video playback.
-nojoystick
Disables joystick/gamepads.
-nogamma
Disables adjustment of gamma.
-useff
Forces the game to run as a fixed function card.
-use11
Forces the game to run as a shader 1.1 card.
-use14
Forces the game to run as a shader 1.4 card.
-use20
Forces the game to run as a shader 2.0 card.
-safemode
Disables as much as possible from the game.
-window
Runs the game in a window.
-width640
Forces the game to run at 640x480.
-vidmode w,h,r
Forces the game to run at width, height, refresh rate.
-adapter x
Forces the game to run fullscreen on a multimon adaptor.
There you have it, if you have any questions feel free to post them!
--
Cheers, Windows XP MVP Shell / User
Jimmy S. http://mvp.support.microsoft.com
Game FAQs: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=FH;[LN];gms
Visit my Zone.com / Gaming Helpsite: http://nibblesnbits.tk or Call / Contact
MS Support at: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=sz;en-us;top
My advice is donated "AS IS" without warranty; nor do I confer any rights.
_________________________________________________________
| Have the latest drivers for gforce 4 fx5200 graphics card
| but the game lags badly SOF 11 works fine though
There have been reported issues with the FX and the current
video drivers for it. Either a patch or new driver will correct
it. However while waiting for those, here's what you can do:
Install 52.16 drivers: Halo supports all DirectX 9.0b-compliant
video cards. It's a good idea to always install the latest drivers.
Read how to UPDATE or reinstall your DRIVERS further on.
Go into Control Panel / Display / Settings / Advanced / Geforce Tab
/ Performance & Quality settings / set Antialiasing and Anisotropic to
"Application".
GEFORCE FX CARDS: Using the -useff command switch has
been reported to solve many performance issues with that card.
syntax: "C:\Prog files..\Microsoft Games\Halo\halo.exe" -useff
Switches such as -USEFF and others are explained in detail at: http://halo.bungie.net/site/halo/features/hpcperformancefaq.html
FX performance issues should be corrected with their next drivers:
http://www.tomshardware.com/graphic/20030912/half-life-07.html
Exremetech article on Halo Benchmarks, Pixel Shader options, etc.
http://www.extremetech.com/article2/0,3973,1354066,00.asp and
That raises another important point: nVidia's commitment to optimizing
drivers for popular games is admirable, but it's aggravating to consumers
to buy a game and wait around for drivers that make it perform as it should.
http://www.extremetech.com/article2/0,3973,1354067,00.asp (comparison)
More Hope for FX owners! DirectX 9.1 with Pixel Shading 2.0:
http://www.guru3d.com/newsitem.php?id=637
Don't use refresh managers like ReForce which can cause DX errors,
or could possibly cause exception errors. Either go to Start / Run:
dxdiag and setup the refresh rates in the More Help tab / Override...
Or you can use the -vidmode w,h,r shortcut switch which Forces the
game to run at width, height, refresh rate. Read the COMMAND
LINE SWITCHES section further down in this post for full details.
ex: "C:\Microsoft Games\Halo\halo.exe" -vidmode 1024,768,75
* Don't discount that the switches aren't worth trying. One player
got his game working by using the -useff switch when all else failed.
============== HALO KB ARTICLES ===============
Known Multiplayer Issues in Halo: Combat Evolved
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=829469
Known Game Controller Issues with Halo: Combat Evolved
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=829470
Known Sound Issues in Halo: Combat Evolved
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=829477
Known Video-Related Issues with Halo: Combat Evolved
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=829478
Minimum System Requirements for Halo: Combat Evolved
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=829479
Halo: Combat Evolved Is Slow or Performs Poorly
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=829471
=========== HOW TO UPDATE DRIVERS ============
Try updating your Video drivers using the instructions at:
http://www3.sympatico.ca/nibblesnbits/Video.html#drivers
How to update your Chipset Drivers:
http://www3.sympatico.ca/nibblesnbits/Video.html#v11
TROUBLESHOOTING:
In HALO lower the settings for both Video and Sound setup options
until the game is working, and then bring them up again one notch at a time.
Perhaps the old Nvidia drivers did not completely uninstall. If that's the
case, use this utility to completely uninstall the drivers and go to step 7:
http://content.guru3d.com/index.php?page=detonatorrip&menu=0
For Software and Hardware issues I've setup a troubleshooter at: http://www3.sympatico.ca/nibblesnbits/Troubleshooting.html
======== HALO COMMAND LINE SWITCHES ===========
These shortcut / command line switches are great for troubleshooting.
Make a copy of your HALO shortcut and edit it's properties to play in
WINDOW mode, which may help improve your game performance.
To play in window mode, right click the Halo shortcut, and in the
"Target" Box add -window to the end of the shortcut so it looks like this:
"C:\Program Files\Microsoft Games\Halo\halo.exe" -window
Other command line switches you can use to troubleshoot problems, or
workaround an issue until it can be properly resolved are as follows:
-nosound
Disables all sound.
-novideo
Disables video playback.
-nojoystick
Disables joystick/gamepads.
-nogamma
Disables adjustment of gamma.
-useff
Forces the game to run as a fixed function card.
-use11
Forces the game to run as a shader 1.1 card.
-use14
Forces the game to run as a shader 1.4 card.
-use20
Forces the game to run as a shader 2.0 card.
-safemode
Disables as much as possible from the game.
-window
Runs the game in a window.
-width640
Forces the game to run at 640x480.
-vidmode w,h,r
Forces the game to run at width, height, refresh rate.
-adapter x
Forces the game to run fullscreen on a multimon adaptor.
There you have it, if you have any questions feel free to post them!
--
Cheers, Windows XP MVP Shell / User
Jimmy S. http://mvp.support.microsoft.com
Game FAQs: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=FH;[LN];gms
Visit my Zone.com / Gaming Helpsite: http://nibblesnbits.tk or Call / Contact
MS Support at: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=sz;en-us;top
My advice is donated "AS IS" without warranty; nor do I confer any rights.
_________________________________________________________
| Have the latest drivers for gforce 4 fx5200 graphics card
| but the game lags badly SOF 11 works fine though